{"id":700,"date":"2026-04-23T06:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biblestudyradio.org\/?p=700"},"modified":"2026-04-23T06:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:05:23","slug":"matthew-program-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/?p=700","title":{"rendered":"Matthew (Program #71)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-21\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudyradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/bible_light.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/>Matthew (Program #71) &#8211; Pressed in Gethsemane, Judged by the Sanhedrin, and Denied by Peter<\/p>\n<p>Most Christians are familiar with Peter&#8217;s denial of Christ on the night before His crucifixion.\u00a0 Many have likely wondered how such an apostle, who had been so close to the Lord Jesus for more than three years, could have so utterly failed Him at this critical moment.\u00a0 But actually, what this account reveals is not just a defect in our brother Peter, but the absolute inability of all of us to meet the demand of God&#8217;s kingdom with our natural life.<\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Matthew (Program #71)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-04-23T06:05:23-05:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Matthew (Program #71) - Pressed in Gethsemane, Judged by the Sanhedrin, and Denied by Peter\r\n\r\nMost Christians are familiar with Peter's denial of Christ on the night before His crucifixion.\u00a0 Many have likely wondered how such an apostle, who had bee...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Matthew\/Matt_71.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"15.1\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6254\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Matthew\/Matt_71.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('6254','http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Matthew\/Matt_71.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Matthew\/Matt_71.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/?powerpress_pinw=700-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Matthew\/Matt_71.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Matt_71.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Religion--Spirituality-Podcas\/Bible-Study-Radio-p959109\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew (Program #71) &#8211; 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